Through The Woods Cape

Through The Woods Cape Crochet Pattern

What Is Being Made

The Through The Woods Cape is a fairytale-inspired crochet cape designed by Gianna Gaizi of Little Red Knits. This versatile layering piece blends modern and classic design elements, featuring a sophisticated faux fur collar. The cape can be worn casually over a sweater and jeans or styled elegantly over a dress or wedding gown, making it suitable for multiple occasions and styling preferences.

Craft and Techniques

This project is created using crochet techniques and is classified as a beginner-level pattern, making it accessible to crafters new to crochet. The design intentionally marries beginner stitches with quality materials to create a sophisticated finished garment. The pattern uses a structured approach where each row of the cape increases by 4 stitches, creating the cape's graduated silhouette.

Stitches Used

The pattern employs half high double crochet (hhdc) as a primary stitch, which is a beginner-friendly stitch that works up quickly and creates a fabric with good drape suitable for a cape garment. The pattern is written in shorthand notation, such as "3hhdc," indicating multiple stitches worked in the same space. Pattern notes specify that chain 1 stitches at the beginning of rows do not count as a stitch, while chain 3 stitches at the beginning of rows do count as a stitch, which is important for maintaining accurate stitch counts throughout the project.

Materials and Yarn

The Through The Woods Cape requires the following materials:

• Worsted Weight Yarn: 5 skeins of Lion Brand Wool Ease in Fisherman color (985 yards / 425 grams, category #4 worsted weight)
• Super Bulky Faux Fur Yarn: 1 skein of Lion Brand Go For Faux in Pomeranian color (64 yards / 100 grams, category #6 super bulky weight) for the distinctive faux fur collar
• Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm crochet hook

The combination of classic wool yarn for the main cape body with a luxurious faux fur yarn for the collar creates both visual interest and textural contrast. The worsted weight yarn provides durability and warmth, while the faux fur collar adds a sophisticated, fairytale-inspired finishing touch to the garment.